Two-wheeled vehicle



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UNITED STATES PATENT Erica Two-WHEELED VEHICLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Application 4lecl March 23, 1889.

,To all whom, il; may concern,.-

Be it known that I, PAUL PUEscHEL, of Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee, and in the State of Visconsimhave inventedvcertain new and useful Improvements in `Two Wheel lVehicles; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to twowheel vehicles; and it consists in certain peculiarities of construction and combination of parts, to he hereinafter described with reference to the accompanying drawings, and subsequently claimed. A

In the drawings, Figure l represents a side elevation ofa two-wheel vehicle embodying my invention, the wheel nearest the observer being removed and the adjacent elliptic spring and side bar partly broken away for the purpose of better illustration;-Fig. 2, a vertical transverse section of said vehicle with the wheels removed, and Fig. 3 a det-ail elevation of certain of the mechanism that forms part of my invention.

Referring by letter to the drawings, A represents the axle of a two-wheel vehicle; B, the elliptic springs clipped to the axle, and C the side bars clipped to said springs. The clips b and nuts c, that unite the springs B and side bars C, serve also to support plates D, provided with bearings for a shaft E, arranged parallel to the axle.

Fast on the shaft E are toothed segments F, that mesh with racks G on the sides of the vehicle-box H, as is best illustrated in Fig. l, these toothed segni ents being the support-s for said vehicle-box. In order to prevent disengagement of the segments and racks, loops I are secured to the under side of the vehicle-box to extend under and against the shaft E, these loops acting as stops to limit the upward movement of said vehicle-box.

Fast to the shaft Eis a longitudinal arm J, and pivoted to this arm is a depending link K, provided with a series of perforations CZ for a pin e, that passes through the shackle end f of a lever L, the other end of this lever being shown as adjustably connected to the rear cross-bar M, that connects vthe side bars C, although it is obvious that this connection may be made with the front cross-bar N, the

Patent No. 412,039, dated october 1,1889.

Serial No. 304,529. (No model.)

latter being shown in l. It may be found desirable to make the link K rigid with the arm J; but in either case the connection be# tween the lever L and shaft E is a cranked one.

Depending from the bottom of the vehiclebox H is a bracket l), provided with anti-friction rollers R, arranged to impinge upon opposite sides of the lever L, as is' best illustrated in Fig. l.

The object of my invention is to permit the vehicle-box H to automatically adjust itself, so as to at all times have the center of gravity parallel to the axle A regardless of the amount or position ofthe load, as will be obvious from the following description of the operation of my invention.

lf there be an excess of weight in the front portion of the vehicle-box Il, the rear portion of the latter will tilt up, and the bracket P, drawing upon the lever L, will, through the linkconnection K, actuate the longitudinal arm J to turn the shaftE in its bearings, and thereby operate the segments F with relation to the racks G to move said vehicle-box rearward until the center of gravity is over the axle A. In case the excess of weight is in the rear of the vehicle-bok, the bracket is pushed down upon the lever, and the latter, through its link-connection with the longitudinal arm, actuates the shaft to turn the segments toward the front and likewise move the vehiclebon until the center of gravity is over the axle.

By having the lever L adj ustably connected to the arm J and a cross-bar of the vehicle, l can vary the leverage and compensate for the height of the horse attached to said vehicle.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- l. A two-wheel vehicle having a transverse rock-shaft connection. between its box and running-gear, a longitudinal lever cranked at one end to the rock-shaft and connected at its other end to said running-gear, and a depending bracket on the box loosely connected to the lever, substantially as set forth.

2. A two-wheel vehicle having a transverse rock-shaft connection between its box and i ruuniuggear, a longitudinal lever cranked at IOO one end to the rock-shaft and connected at its other end to said running-gear, a dependf ing bracket on the box loosely connected to the lever, and stops forlimiting the upward movement of said box, substantially as set forth.

3. A two-Wheel vehicle having its box provided with racks, a shaft journaled to the vehicle-springs, toothed segments fast on the shaft and meshed With the racks, a lever cranked at one end to the shaft and connected at its other end to a cross-bar of the vehicle, anda bracket depending from the vehiclebox to have loose connection with the lever, substantially as set forth.

4. A two-Wheel vehicle having its box provided With racks, a shaft journaled to the Vehide-springs, toothed segments fast on the shaft and meshed with the racks, an arln extended from the shaft, a depending link pivoted to the arm, a lever having one end thereof shackled to the link and its other end connected to a cross-bar of the vehicle, and a bracket depending from the vehicle-box to have loose connection with the lever, substantially as set forth.

5. A two-Wheel vehicle having its box provided With racks, a shaft journaled to the vehiclesprings, toothed segments fast on the shaft and meshed With the racks, a lever cranked at one end to the shaft and connected at its other end with a cross-bar of the vehi cle, a bracket depending from the vehicle.- box, and anti-friction rollers arranged on the bracket to impinge on opposite sides of the lever, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand, at Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of VViS- cousin, in the presence of two Witnesses.

PAUL PUESCHEL.

Witnesses:

N. E. OLIPHANT, VILLIAM KLUG. 

